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it was an intense difficulty for us because none in our government knew about the private channel. literally no one except nixon and me and one or two people who were technicians. >> but let me ask you about the risks here because the chinese are a complete black box to you. all you know is that they're pretty crazy, at least seemingly so from the cultural revolutions. >> absolutely. >> so this whole thing if exposed could have been a disaster. >> and, therefore, it was to the enormous credit of nixon that he would take those risks. >> did he worry about the risks when you would talk about them? >> you know, nixon on issues of national interest was enormously curagi curagishs and what was even more remarkable is that nixon was inherently a pessimist and even when taking these risks had a certain sense of doom, that they might not really work, but he felt this was the one move that had to be made. >> so he decides you will go to china. >> yes. >> when we come back, the secrets and the stealth diplomacy that made it all happen. >> and he said, who invited to. why do toys for tots and
it was an intense difficulty for us because none in our government knew about the private channel. literally no one except nixon and me and one or two people who were technicians. >> but let me ask you about the risks here because the chinese are a complete black box to you. all you know is that they're pretty crazy, at least seemingly so from the cultural revolutions. >> absolutely. >> so this whole thing if exposed could have been a disaster. >> and, therefore, it was...
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what can the government do, if anything? >> well, thank you, ed. and you've been quite a champion yourself. but the federal government needs to aggressively enforce the voting rights act, the civil rights act, and any other federal institutes that are on the book. for example, through help america vote act, there was a commission established called the elections assistance commission. that is supposed to be a bipartisan commission with four members. it doesn't have members because the republicans have been holding that up in congress. it is very important that those on the federal level enforce the laws that we have there. and that elections assistance commission would go a long way. would be a clearing house for some of the best practices in this nation to continue to drive the polls, that voting should be for everybody, not a select few. and we really need to make sure that the federal government uses the tools that have in their tool box and not idly sit by and let things happen in the state and across the country. >> in your state of ohio, repu
what can the government do, if anything? >> well, thank you, ed. and you've been quite a champion yourself. but the federal government needs to aggressively enforce the voting rights act, the civil rights act, and any other federal institutes that are on the book. for example, through help america vote act, there was a commission established called the elections assistance commission. that is supposed to be a bipartisan commission with four members. it doesn't have members because the...
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>> well, this is a disaster for state and local units of government. the first order of effect is that the cost of infrastructure becomes much, much higher. costs of financing go up. the availability of investors declines. interest rates rise for municipal issuers. and so what happens to all that higher tax-exempt interest cost that issuers have to bear? it's ultimately borne by the taxpayer themselves. so really, this is just a transference of the taxes and subsidy back onto the shoulders of the regular property tax and income taxpayer at the local level. >> wow. a lot to keep track of. chris, thanks for giving us your thoughts this morning. >> thank yhankery much. >>> gas prices at the lowest level we've seen in more than a year. what does 2013 hold for energy. find out after the break. [ male announcer ] how do you trade? with scottrader streaming quotes, any way you want. fully customize it for your trading process -- from thought to trade, on every screen. and all in real time. which makes it just like having your own trading floor, right at your
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if the rest of the government isn't going to follow along, india's government is very constricted in many ways from what it can do. so unfortunately this hasn't been made a big case, a big issue of yet so far but i actually think that this could be the time. i think that this case could give an opening. >> well, news from singapore of the young woman's death after the gang rape broke during the middle of the night in the india. so indians in their millions will awake to the news that the woman has died. have we crossed a threshold. is this an issue that simply can't be put back in the bottle and forgotten? >> well, you know, i think that probably when it comes to the street protest the death, the tragic death of this woman is going through means the protest will peak today and it's possible that after that the protests will dribble off and you know this case may be forgotten. this woman's name may stop being the top of the news. but i think that this case is a watershed moment. i think it can be a watershed moment. there are many other cases in india of other social issues where civi
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integrity how can they have authority to govern hong kong. we must take to the streets and make our voices heard. for the people living here their way of life is influenced by the west and had been for over a century. doncht those on the mainland. so the chinese leadership agreed to keep hong kong but overseeing it all would be a leader backed by beijing. today that leader elected by a committee loyal to china's central government is under increasing pressure to give up his post. protesters clashed with police after a relatively peaceful day of demonstrations. whatever their issue is with the current leadership it is outweighed by their desire for democracy. we have been asking for more than 20 years. >> china promised that this will happen in 2017. until then the issue of how the territory is governed remains deeply guided. >> we were reporting earlier on the awful story from ivory coast, 60 people killed in a stampede in a new years celebration. now from angola. there are report on the rueters news agency quoting the state news agency that
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dozens of civilians are reportedly killed in a serious hama province where the government and the opposition blaming each other and the russian foreign minister exclusively tells our team just where moscow stands in the conflict. russia and india rubber stamp billions of dollars worth of military megadeals up the two of the world's fastest growing countries and boost their global influence which is certainly making some in the west nervous. and while some celebrate others struggle the spiraling costs of christmas leave british pensioners in a far from the festive spirit. world news live from our brand new age steam moscow headquarters here watching r t with me lucy catherine of. well see. at least sixty people have been killed in a government airstrike on a bakery in the central hama province the state run media broadcast of the nie only instead accusing the opposition of the killings designed to smear the authorities as the international peace envoy visited damascus they are problems have it witnessed intense fighting in the past few days meanwhile russia's foreign minister had rebuffed spe
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dozens of civilians reportedly killed in syria's hama province with the government of the opposition blaming each other for it the russian foreign minister exclusively tells our moscow stands now in the conflict. the british. missing for months inexplicably turns up in a u.s. court on terror charges his reappearance has ignited suspicion but he's a victim of washington's the tourist rendition program. russia and india rubber stamp billions of dollars worth of military mega deals and two of the world's fast growing countries boost the global influence it's making some in the west. and while some celebrate other struggle the spiraling costs of christmas leave british pension is in a far from festive period. hello and very good even if you just joined us is kevin owen here at the new center tonight our top story syria's rebels say at least sixty people have been killed in a government air strike on a bakery in the central hama province state run media has broadcast a denial instead accusing the opposition of the killings designed to smear the authorities it said just as the internationa
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that dozens of civilians are reportedly killed in syria's hama province with the government the opposition blaming each other the russian foreign minister exclusively tells us. in the complex. of the headlines from us the british missing for months explicitly turns up a u.s. court on terror charges is reappearances ignited suspicion he's a victim of washington's the rendition program we examine that. russia and india rubber stamp billions of dollars worth of military maggot deals with two of the world's fastest growing countries boost their global clout influence this making some in the west nervous. some celebrate this struggle we report of a spiraling costs of christmas leaving british pension is in a far from festive spirit. there in a very good evening for me kevin and if you just joined us it's now just after eleven pm here at the new center our top story syria's rebels say at least sixty people have been killed in a government airstrike on a bakery in the central province state run media is broadcast a denial instead accusing the opposition of the killings designed to smear the autho
that dozens of civilians are reportedly killed in syria's hama province with the government the opposition blaming each other the russian foreign minister exclusively tells us. in the complex. of the headlines from us the british missing for months explicitly turns up a u.s. court on terror charges is reappearances ignited suspicion he's a victim of washington's the rendition program we examine that. russia and india rubber stamp billions of dollars worth of military maggot deals with two of...
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dozens of civilians are reportedly killed in syria's hama province with the government and the opposition blaming each other the russian foreign minister exclusively tells our team just where moscow stands on the conflict. russia and india rubber stamp billions of dollars worth of military megadeals two of the world's fastest growing countries with them global clout influence which is certainly making some and the west a bit nervous. and while some celebrates others struggle the spiraling costs of christmas leave british pensioners in a far from festive spirit. world news live from our brand new moscow h.d. headquarters i'm lucy cough and of and thanks for tuning in to our t.v. this hour. well syria's rebels say at least sixty people have been killed in a government airstrike on a bakery in the central hama province meanwhile state run media has broadcast a denial it claims that the opposition is behind the killings designed to smear the authorities as the international peace envoy visited damascus province has witnessed intense fighting in the past few days meanwhile russia's foreign min
dozens of civilians are reportedly killed in syria's hama province with the government and the opposition blaming each other the russian foreign minister exclusively tells our team just where moscow stands on the conflict. russia and india rubber stamp billions of dollars worth of military megadeals two of the world's fastest growing countries with them global clout influence which is certainly making some and the west a bit nervous. and while some celebrates others struggle the spiraling costs...
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i like to think if there had been a c-span covering the activities in the american government leading up to and through the successful completion of the raid against osama bin ladin, the american people would have been proud. >> up next, a very different set of parameters leading to a tough decision. it's a choice that millions of women face in the course of their lives. >> the stress was just overwhelming. i couldn't live up to that responsibility. , wait up!" and i'm thinking, "shouldn't you have more energy than me? you're, like, eight!" [ male announcer ] for every 2 pounds you lose through diet and exercise alli can help you lose one more by blocking some of the fat you eat. simple. effective. advantage: mom. let's fight fat with alli. have a healthier holiday at letsfightholidayfat.com. he opened up jake's very private world. at first, jake's family thought they saved ziggy, but his connection with jake has been a lifesaver. for a love this strong, his family only feeds him iams. compared to other leading brands, it has 50% more animal protein... ...to help keep ziggy's body as
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that meant the government will >> the house adjourned for tomorrow so the government is guaranteed to go over the fiscal cliff, at least for the moment. and doctors at a new york hospital announced secretary of state hillary clinton has a blood clot between the school and brain. but they said she's making excellent progress. we're capturing new year's eve celebrations around the world and you can be a part of kwame holman has the details. >> holman: we're tracking instagram with the hashtag "nye" to see how people around the world are ringing in 2013. tag yours tonight to be a part of our interactive map. on "ask larry," our social security sage offers tips on maximizing benefits for you and your spouse. and from our partners at kaiser health news, what the new health care law says about gun ownership. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. ray? >> suarez: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we have an update on the ongoing recovery efforts in the devastating wake of hurricane sandy, plus a conversation with newly elected republican senator deb fisher of
that meant the government will >> the house adjourned for tomorrow so the government is guaranteed to go over the fiscal cliff, at least for the moment. and doctors at a new york hospital announced secretary of state hillary clinton has a blood clot between the school and brain. but they said she's making excellent progress. we're capturing new year's eve celebrations around the world and you can be a part of kwame holman has the details. >> holman: we're tracking instagram with the...
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we're likely to see much bigger government long term. we're not likely to deal with entitlement reforms as we need to do. as you suggest the president is pushing some short-term spending increases often in washington turn into long-term spending increases. gregg: but, steve, bill kristol, conservative, you know what, time to throw in the towel. you do not want to get blamed for raising taxes on 98% of americans. >> right. gregg: right? >> look, bill kristol is my boss and editor at "the weekly standard" and one of most handsome and well-regarded editors in the country as everybody knows. look, i think he was making what was, in effect a practical case. there are people who are making this case behind the scenes. you have seen, he said, get it over with. move beyond this. there are others saying absolutely not. republicans can't cave on the principle of raising tacks. i think interesting thing in what happened last week that you have seen a turn, and it is first time i've seen a sliver of potential good news for the republicans and that i
we're likely to see much bigger government long term. we're not likely to deal with entitlement reforms as we need to do. as you suggest the president is pushing some short-term spending increases often in washington turn into long-term spending increases. gregg: but, steve, bill kristol, conservative, you know what, time to throw in the towel. you do not want to get blamed for raising taxes on 98% of americans. >> right. gregg: right? >> look, bill kristol is my boss and editor at...
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the debt ceiling is simply a decision by the united states government to pay its debts. i am very troubled by the fact that that came into play. there are legitimate concerns about what level of taxation we should have, how much military spending there should be, should we reduce medicare. but whether or not we should pay or debts ought not to be a political issue. and hold the reputation for america as someplace that pays its debts hostage is a terrible idea. i'm hoping this will be a good precedent for getting the debt limit issue out of the way. and then there will be legitimate public policy debates about how much and what kind of spending cuts. >> congressman, this is dan greenhaus. let me say, you're hilarious and i'm going to miss you. jonathan tweeted, obama has utterly caved on taxes and inviting future hostage tactics by the gop. does that sound right to you? >> no. in the first place, he has insisted on raising taxes, letting taxes go up, is what we're doing, for people above a certain income level. he does not control the house of representatives. part of thi
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speaking of government, and no action, there you go. cautiously optimistic. when using business reporting all the time, markets searching for direction meaning we have no idea what the heck is going on. >> bill? >> i'm ambivalent. i do believe tom was talking about politics as usual. i feel we need to have a dialogue about national conversation happening. >> very good. >> you're welcome. >> one thing i'm sick of, but never get tired of are apologies. we've had more apologies this year than in any previous decade combined. i have no actual statistics but apologies follow the same structure is that mistakes were mai.d i said this, but mistakes were maichld i wasn't in control of my words i'mo thry session in order to fix my brain and everything will be fine. it's sad. if you say what you mean, mean what you say. we've got to take a break. let's check in with mike michaelson for a report on what to expect for 2013. so mike what can we expect? >> thanks greg. it's a big deal. check your december 30th sunday paper or print the coupon at officemax.com. she also lik
speaking of government, and no action, there you go. cautiously optimistic. when using business reporting all the time, markets searching for direction meaning we have no idea what the heck is going on. >> bill? >> i'm ambivalent. i do believe tom was talking about politics as usual. i feel we need to have a dialogue about national conversation happening. >> very good. >> you're welcome. >> one thing i'm sick of, but never get tired of are apologies. we've had more...
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there's been governments in persian speaking on the plateau going back. it's on the caspian and of the gulf of the greater of middle east. it has central asia on one hand. this regime may have trouble yet transform itself and it may be overthrown but there will always be iran. saudi arabia is more tenuous. it's the creation of a family. it's not synonymous with of the arabian peninsula. there are -- they've always had trouble keeping them in line being more cosmopolitan, so you know, in iran is very strongly institutionalized. it's not a one-man -- it has different centers of power that or against each other and a complex bureaucratic border. again the gift of the iranian plateau and the. i would say that our brand strategy has to be that the u.s. has been estranged for the third of the century between 48 and 72. at some point and this is what they think about there has to be the u.s.. does all of iran support the nuclear program but it's unclear all of iran supports nuclear weapons, you know, there's a distinction so the critical factor is what do we nee
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he said this, "i built this business without government help, and you can kiss my -- well you get the picture here what ray was saying. it is pretty evident that that uh febded a lot of -- that offended a lot of people as they were up at night trying to get their businesses off the ground. >>> netanyahu knows what the intentions are, and he had a warning when he spoke at the united nations. >> where should a red line be drawn? a red line should be drawn right here. before iran completes the second stage of nuclear enrichment necessary to make a bomb. >> the united nations the liberty and good sense paid such attention to the prime minister that in just a few months thisy rewarded observer status to the palestinians in direct violation of the oslo accords and with no sense of purpose in light of the fact that there had just been a barrage of missiles and rockets fired from hamas in gaza to which the palestinians applauded. go figure. but i will say this, prime minister netanyahu may be the churchill of our day. mitt romney picked up a good fight as the republican challenger to the pres
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there would be sharp cuts in spending across government operations. defense would be hit hard. with so much money coming out of the economy, america would face higher unemployment and probably effect of recession. >> the fiscal cliff is a series of spending cuts and tax rises. the uncertainty is already hurting the economy here and americans are angry. >> there is no reason they can't sell it. >> i'm frustrated with all of capitol hill. it is a lot of people to feel that way. it is disgraceful what's going on and we have to put some people who will compromise and of these guys can do it, get rid of them. >> even if the deal isn't found, it won't fix america's budget problems. the government has been tried and found wanting. >> let's take you back to the scene of the greek capital, athens. we did not do it much just as we came to at midnight but the fireworks are under way. it is a country in the deep crypts of austerity budget is perhaps the greeks for getting the financial woes of the country for a few hours. let's leave this beautiful scenes in aphids and go back to the conti
there would be sharp cuts in spending across government operations. defense would be hit hard. with so much money coming out of the economy, america would face higher unemployment and probably effect of recession. >> the fiscal cliff is a series of spending cuts and tax rises. the uncertainty is already hurting the economy here and americans are angry. >> there is no reason they can't sell it. >> i'm frustrated with all of capitol hill. it is a lot of people to feel that way....
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government has to be smarter. government has to be better. it was like the lincoln line. this is a fantastic picture, by the way. >> that is adorable. >> joe, that's one of the pictures i was talking about. >> you're letting us know, these are all exclusive to "morning joe." >> they're exclusive to "time" and "morning joe." apparently on the night that obama was -- gave his wonderful speech in newtown was the night that malia was in the nutcracker suite, and he wasn't able to see it. so he went over to the school in the afternoon to watch the last dress rehearsal. and there's a wonderful picture of him sitting by himself and looking out and also taking notes and working on his speech for that night. >> my god, you look at that picture, and you know, just like you knew when he held the press conference, that when he gave that press conference and giving it as the president of the united states, he was giving it as the father of two young girls. >> right. >> and it touched all of us so much. and your cover this week, actually, a dork like jon meacham and myself will recogni
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do you want the government to do nothing about spending? are you happy with obamacare? most would say no, but in the end the choice was between a president who said things aren't great, but i'm still going to try to make them better and a guy he painted as not having a plan and not identifying with the average wants and needs of middle class americans and in the end, people decided to stick with the devil they knew rather than the one they didn't. >> paul: so the election, the republican defeat was big, but it wasn't overwhelming in a sense of repudiation, kim, as far as a republican platform and their agenda? >> no, i think the reason, look, this country had the opportunity in this election to once again hand completely controlled government to democrats. everyone in the house was up for reelection and yet, they continued to give republicans, majority there. they liked divided government and i think you've got to look to the number of states that have elected very conservative governors who are doing the exact opposite of what barack obama is doing at the federal level
do you want the government to do nothing about spending? are you happy with obamacare? most would say no, but in the end the choice was between a president who said things aren't great, but i'm still going to try to make them better and a guy he painted as not having a plan and not identifying with the average wants and needs of middle class americans and in the end, people decided to stick with the devil they knew rather than the one they didn't. >> paul: so the election, the republican...
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to govern, i'm a pretty practical guy. and i just want to make sure that things work and one of the nice things about never having another election again, i will never campaign again, is, you know, i think you can rest assured that all i care about is making sure that i leave mind an america that is more stable, more secure than it was when i came into office and that's going to continue to drive me. and i think that the sh we're dealing with right now in the fiscal cliff is a prime example of it. what i'm arguing for are maintaining tax cuts for 98% of americans. i don't think anybody would consider that some liberal, left wing agenda. it used to be considered a mainstream agenda. and it's something we can accomplish today if we simply allow for a vote in the senate and in the house to get it done. the fact that it's not happening is ancation of, you know, how far certain factions inside the republican party have gone where they can't even accept what used to be centrist mainstream positions on these issues. i'm an optimi
to govern, i'm a pretty practical guy. and i just want to make sure that things work and one of the nice things about never having another election again, i will never campaign again, is, you know, i think you can rest assured that all i care about is making sure that i leave mind an america that is more stable, more secure than it was when i came into office and that's going to continue to drive me. and i think that the sh we're dealing with right now in the fiscal cliff is a prime example of...
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iran just launched a government run youtube. those websites are banned in iran because the government believes we're trying to destroy them with kitten videos. so they started their own youtube site. they created their own version of facebook for women. it's called don't show your facebook. [ laughter ] but i was curious as to what kinds of videos they would be posted on the iranian version of youtube. so i did some searching today and found this. >> charlie. ouch! oh, charlie! ouch! >> well, that's cute. so cute. [ applause ] adorable. when the beard gets in the way. not only has iran developed their own youtube, reportedly they have a large stockpile of mentos and are said to be on the verge of figuring out how to drop it into diet coke. i guess all we can do is pray. with christmas around the corner, santa obviously is very busy, so my cousin sal and i like to help him out this time of year by asking kids whether they've been naughty or nice. they all claim to be nice. it's a funny thing. but we sat down with two young ladies
iran just launched a government run youtube. those websites are banned in iran because the government believes we're trying to destroy them with kitten videos. so they started their own youtube site. they created their own version of facebook for women. it's called don't show your facebook. [ laughter ] but i was curious as to what kinds of videos they would be posted on the iranian version of youtube. so i did some searching today and found this. >> charlie. ouch! oh, charlie! ouch!...
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pile on top of that government benefits. i'm talking about social security checks and military payments. who could forget what happens when lawmakers raised the debt ceiling last summer but not until the last minute. that caused a credit downgrade for the u.s. and a huge selloff for the market. the thing is, suzanne, it could come down to the wire once again, yet another nail-biter. suzanne? >> a >>al >> alison, it could cause a ripple effect. >> yeah, but the markets won't take that well. it's more of the saving kick the can down the road. if there's band-aid measure that goes in, that's not what the market is going to necessarily see. they want to see something stronger with the if is cal cliff and the debt ceiling as well and it seems that everything is sort of being held hostage in the whole fiscal cliff discussions and the debt ceiling has become part of that as well. suzanne. >> the president is saying he's not going to allow that to happen. there are other headlines we're keeping our eye on for this thursday. others f
pile on top of that government benefits. i'm talking about social security checks and military payments. who could forget what happens when lawmakers raised the debt ceiling last summer but not until the last minute. that caused a credit downgrade for the u.s. and a huge selloff for the market. the thing is, suzanne, it could come down to the wire once again, yet another nail-biter. suzanne? >> a >>al >> alison, it could cause a ripple effect. >> yeah, but the markets...
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based on an ideology that calls for government to be as small as possible. the roots are as old as american politics, but philosophy's main spokesman is this man. grove norquist, whose pledge signed by almost all republicans in congress forbid them from raising taxes ever under any circumstances. things come to a head in the summer of 2011. republicans demand the government reduce its deficit as a condition for raising the nations's debt ceiling. without a deal, the u.s. would lose its ability to borrow money. they deploy the tactics that nearly shut down the government and ultimaty cost america its aaa credit rating for the first time in history. in a last minute compromise, both sides agree to a trillion dollars in spending cuts up front and another $1.2 trillion in cuts to be decided by a special congressional super committee. a poison pill was attached. if the super committee can't reach a deal, automatic across the board cuts known as the sequester would go into effect starting january 2013. at the exact moment when the bush tax cuts extended for two ye
based on an ideology that calls for government to be as small as possible. the roots are as old as american politics, but philosophy's main spokesman is this man. grove norquist, whose pledge signed by almost all republicans in congress forbid them from raising taxes ever under any circumstances. things come to a head in the summer of 2011. republicans demand the government reduce its deficit as a condition for raising the nations's debt ceiling. without a deal, the u.s. would lose its ability...
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the federal government is out of money and we need to move some money around for two months. we will have to worry about this again coming up. >> happy new year >> happy new year to you too. watching the ball dropped as a whole new meaning watching that fiscal cliff. >> it is clear and sunny and in fact this is my favorite shot of the morning. especially when it is clear out there you can see the blue skies and water. that is our mt. tam cam but it is cold out there. the good news is we're no longer in the '20s. santa rosa recently warmed up to 30 degrees. 33 in fairfield 37 in hayward and headed into the afternoon expect mainly '50s, low 50s. mild conditions for this time of years, mostly sunny skies 54 for san jose 534 mountain view low 50s for east bay interior valleys 52 specifically for pleasanton. and the north bay low 50s on tap bud dry weather will continue. 52 degrees in berkeley mid-50s expected in oakland and taking a look at your new year's forecast few clouds and a four class by 8:00 p.m.. temperatures will be in a wide range of 40's. rainey in 2013 we had to mid
the federal government is out of money and we need to move some money around for two months. we will have to worry about this again coming up. >> happy new year >> happy new year to you too. watching the ball dropped as a whole new meaning watching that fiscal cliff. >> it is clear and sunny and in fact this is my favorite shot of the morning. especially when it is clear out there you can see the blue skies and water. that is our mt. tam cam but it is cold out there. the good...
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economists hope they'll come up with a plan to avoid automatic tax increases and government spending cuts. some fear the meet as good just for show, however a big development with the senate minority leader. he spoke directly with the president for the first time in negotiations. >> i told the president we would be happy to look at whatever he proposes but the truth is we're coming up against a hard dead line here and as i said, this is a conversation we should have had months ago. >> the main sticking point is who should pay more in taxes. democrats want a hike on households making more than $400,000 a year and republican aids say their leaders might get on board with that offer. >>> meanwhile if they aren't able to avoid the fiscal cliff people here in alabama will be especially hard hit. that's because prop 30 will soon mean higher sales taxes and higher income taxes on the state's top earners, the fiscal cliff would add to that hitting all american with higher taxes. >> i don't know if there's a word to describe how upset the public is going to be. nobody's going to be happy to s
economists hope they'll come up with a plan to avoid automatic tax increases and government spending cuts. some fear the meet as good just for show, however a big development with the senate minority leader. he spoke directly with the president for the first time in negotiations. >> i told the president we would be happy to look at whatever he proposes but the truth is we're coming up against a hard dead line here and as i said, this is a conversation we should have had months ago....
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is one more government bureaucracy after all. how often does government adopt the latest techniques or change? not often. i am not surprised peter has of better flame retardant used by 200 fire departments but not the forest service. you are an inventor and make the soil and answers. >> all life saving products. no luxuries. mere the only product that works efficiently. 10 years ago i stock my hand in it to working on another project. john: it felt cool. >> then retried to light the ice cream stick we would show into fire departments and they said you hit on something unbelievable. >> hundred have embraced enthusiastically. >> it is very unique to use direct and pitchmen door cool the fire down or create a firebreak. >> if this is better let's play with it and show it. then why wouldn't they use it? >> they are stuck in the mold of to use one product they he used it 50 years in the way they have. they are slow to adapt to a product that is obviously better. john: half the price, is lighter with the planes. it my 80 evaporate. wha
is one more government bureaucracy after all. how often does government adopt the latest techniques or change? not often. i am not surprised peter has of better flame retardant used by 200 fire departments but not the forest service. you are an inventor and make the soil and answers. >> all life saving products. no luxuries. mere the only product that works efficiently. 10 years ago i stock my hand in it to working on another project. john: it felt cool. >> then retried to light the...
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the world is governed from that. it is not the big corporations or banks that run the economy, it is the young couple who decide to work. >> when they are educated with wealth they . >> are helpful. this fantastic investment in vaccinations that helps so do you not have a kid who is physically handicapped for life, that drags the family down. the way that government sources are used is crucial. there are some things like advancement and research and primary school we need the government money but it has to be controlled. >> thank you, sir. next, you want to live to be 150? my next guest says the first person to do so my have already been born. it might be you. do you want to live to be 150? i don't. how advances in medicine may change everything. .so asasasasas >> most of human history people died by age 30. 30 year was the average life span for thousands of years. only with the industrial revolution did that change and it changed quickly by 1850 the average life span was almost 40. 50 years later, 47. by 1950, it wa
the world is governed from that. it is not the big corporations or banks that run the economy, it is the young couple who decide to work. >> when they are educated with wealth they . >> are helpful. this fantastic investment in vaccinations that helps so do you not have a kid who is physically handicapped for life, that drags the family down. the way that government sources are used is crucial. there are some things like advancement and research and primary school we need the...
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but the offset to any reduction coming from government spending and healthy government deleveraging is -- once the uncertainty is gone, it should give people as well as companies greater confidence in making longer term plans for spending and for growth. >> where do you think we'll see evidence of it initially? there's all kinds of stories out there right now. we will see the cost of milk doubling maybe. you know, all those kinds of things. where do you think we will see it and what impact does that have on the consumer and/or investor, do you think? >> you know, my sense is you're going to see it by a lot of the government help being pulled away, people seeing fewer benefits, a reduction of paychecks. and there could be a bit of reduction in overall consumer spending, consumer behavior. the positive side will be that we think corporations might start reinvesting in their businesses. and i think the long run health of our economy is not to be so reliant just on consumer spending anyway. if the consumers pull back a little bit but the offset is corporations start reinvesting in infrastr
but the offset to any reduction coming from government spending and healthy government deleveraging is -- once the uncertainty is gone, it should give people as well as companies greater confidence in making longer term plans for spending and for growth. >> where do you think we'll see evidence of it initially? there's all kinds of stories out there right now. we will see the cost of milk doubling maybe. you know, all those kinds of things. where do you think we will see it and what...
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government pilots have carried out more air raids in northern syria. brahimi has presented a peace plan that calls for a transitional government and then general elections. opposition leaders added that assad resigned before they agreed to any talks. >>> the leaders of egypt's central bank warned that foreign reserved hit a critically low level. they say they'll limit withdrawals of other currencies. egyptians count on tourism for billions of dollars in revenue. tourists have stayed away since the government of former president hosni mubarak collapsed. foreign reserves in november stood at $15 billion. that's less than half the amount the bank held when the uprising began. bank officials say they barely have enough money to import food, fuel, and other commodities. for three months, so they'll limit withdrawals by companies to no more than $30,000 a day. >>> members of president muhammad morsi's government are limiting the monetary fund. they hope to impose loans of $5 million, but first they want them to lower their deficits. they are considering aust
government pilots have carried out more air raids in northern syria. brahimi has presented a peace plan that calls for a transitional government and then general elections. opposition leaders added that assad resigned before they agreed to any talks. >>> the leaders of egypt's central bank warned that foreign reserved hit a critically low level. they say they'll limit withdrawals of other currencies. egyptians count on tourism for billions of dollars in revenue. tourists have stayed...
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very interesting engineering constraints at pier 70 there were slip ways built by the federal government to facility ship repairs and it's difficult to buildbled on those and that is blue line that you see here and that is demarks the only shore line and everything bay ward from that line requires pile support and there is a risk of lateral spread and major earthquake and to there is a need to reinforce the shore line so it doesn't slough off in the bay and an earthquake. and these are the water lines that are out of the known water lines that are out of the site and for city proposes to install entirely new water infrastructure at the site and the same goes for waist water form water facilities and all of it needs to be relace and had they are looking at one $56 million of at the moment infrastructure cost and is potentially an additional $90 million for historic rehabilitation costs at the site and so finally, the warriors project in piers 30 and 32 and a lot of it -- in the public eye and the site is currently-15 -acre and the pier is near it is end of life and we have some road restr
very interesting engineering constraints at pier 70 there were slip ways built by the federal government to facility ship repairs and it's difficult to buildbled on those and that is blue line that you see here and that is demarks the only shore line and everything bay ward from that line requires pile support and there is a risk of lateral spread and major earthquake and to there is a need to reinforce the shore line so it doesn't slough off in the bay and an earthquake. and these are the...
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instead, will be paying taxes on lobbying ientured servants of the government. this is absolutely immoral to have this happen. this is what congress is passing on to us and is why conservatives in the house and senate need to be serious about these fiscal cliff tops, especially about the debt ceiling, not just sitting back and saying president obama won the election. if we don't act now my generation will spend our prime years being servants of the government, and that's no right. tom: i hope you do. i give you one more step before you go. the amount of interest that we pay on the dt that china owes, owns of our debt is enough to pay for their entire military for the whole year. we are basically funding wh that the debt china military. thank you. i appreciate you coming on. well, forget the fiscal cliff. washington might be sending cows off a cliff. copd makes it hard to breathe, but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can be in the scene. advair is clinically proven to hp significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains
instead, will be paying taxes on lobbying ientured servants of the government. this is absolutely immoral to have this happen. this is what congress is passing on to us and is why conservatives in the house and senate need to be serious about these fiscal cliff tops, especially about the debt ceiling, not just sitting back and saying president obama won the election. if we don't act now my generation will spend our prime years being servants of the government, and that's no right. tom: i hope...
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if the government can do this, what else can it not do? >> there are several outstanning suits channeling the law, meaning obama care will be a hot button issue in 2013. they are locked in a showdown over taxes and spending and the average family is caught in the middle. in washington, craig boswell, fox news. >> doug: neil abercrombie is minutes away to saying who will fill the seat by the passing of inoue. >>> 2012 brought more fighting and bloodshed to syria. will 2013 be different? it will be after the short brbrbrbrbrbrbr >>> in the name of god, i major general commander of the military police in syria declare my defection from the regime to army and joining the people's revolution for the following reasons -- >> the army derailed from the basic mission of protecting the people and it has become a game for killing and destruction. >> doug: denouncing his defection, as the rebels continue to gain ground. we are looking at death toll more than a year of 44,000 people. terrible i strosties from both sides -- atrocities from both sides. o
if the government can do this, what else can it not do? >> there are several outstanning suits channeling the law, meaning obama care will be a hot button issue in 2013. they are locked in a showdown over taxes and spending and the average family is caught in the middle. in washington, craig boswell, fox news. >> doug: neil abercrombie is minutes away to saying who will fill the seat by the passing of inoue. >>> 2012 brought more fighting and bloodshed to syria. will 2013...
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government in the wake of 9/11. when, for example, president bush appointed of course in advertising executive and then a political spinmeister to run the public diplomacy section at the state department that i think we are too caught up at that point in thinking of public diplomacy as a way to sell brand america essentially and get people to love the united states. i don't think that's really the point of this. because i don't think that while it's nice to be popular, i would certainly hope everybody would love america as much as possible, i don't think that's the key to victory in the struggle. i think the key to victory is really empowering the forces of moderation over the forces of extremism and violence in the muslim world, and their attitude towards the united states are often accompanied by what they stand on the political spectrum with moderates being much more open to alliance and cooperation of the united states than the radicals. but i don't think the united states is necessary the key to the story. it's
government in the wake of 9/11. when, for example, president bush appointed of course in advertising executive and then a political spinmeister to run the public diplomacy section at the state department that i think we are too caught up at that point in thinking of public diplomacy as a way to sell brand america essentially and get people to love the united states. i don't think that's really the point of this. because i don't think that while it's nice to be popular, i would certainly hope...
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the government would bring in to run the federal government. that's how much we spend in 12 days. so, all of this fighting back and forth, that's why so much is being said or lack of-- i guess i should say, lack of being said about cuts. and the real way we can grow this economy is cuts. get all of this out of control spending in place first. >> dave: right, and just the conversation alone that we're now having, the american people are the loser in this deal because none of this talk is about this package growing the economy, jump starting any type of industry, doing anything about our deficit, doing anything about the out of control entitlements, this is simply, as we've seen before, kicking the can down the road. >> juliet: france's president, francois hollande, part of his platform he's going it raise taxes on the very rich. for him. 1.3 million u.s. dollars, that doesn't work out so well for him. and that plan was shot down and the folks there saying it was unconstitutional. >> clayton: this news sort of happening overnight as we're getting
the government would bring in to run the federal government. that's how much we spend in 12 days. so, all of this fighting back and forth, that's why so much is being said or lack of-- i guess i should say, lack of being said about cuts. and the real way we can grow this economy is cuts. get all of this out of control spending in place first. >> dave: right, and just the conversation alone that we're now having, the american people are the loser in this deal because none of this talk is...
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police in bahrain have used tear gas on more anti-government protesters continuing an intense crackdown on public gatherings the demonstrators want the prime minister to quit and for a democratically elected government activists also say leading human rights campaigner saeed yousef will stay in jail for a further fifteen days he was caged for writing about the crackdown on twitter meanwhile the country has just wrapped up a gulf economic and military summit. the school bus has crashed in eastern china killing at least eleven school children their principal was behind the wheel of the vehicle which had plunged into a pall and she was arrested for dangerous driving on suspicion of overloading the bonce the kindergarten will also be closed because it was found to be operating without a license. the health of venezuelan president hugo chavez has reportedly improved he had caught a respiratory infection after his latest cancer surgery in cuba the country's rising president said on state t.v. that child as is and how started exercising its raise hopes that his january tenth inauguration may s
police in bahrain have used tear gas on more anti-government protesters continuing an intense crackdown on public gatherings the demonstrators want the prime minister to quit and for a democratically elected government activists also say leading human rights campaigner saeed yousef will stay in jail for a further fifteen days he was caged for writing about the crackdown on twitter meanwhile the country has just wrapped up a gulf economic and military summit. the school bus has crashed in...
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if the government can do this, what else can it not do? >> there are several outstanning suits channeling the law, meaning obama care will be a hot button issue in 2013. they are locked in a showdown over taxes and spending and the average family is caught in the middle. in washington, craig boswell, fox news. >> doug: neil abercrombie is minutes away to saying who will fill the seat by the passing of inoue. >>> 2012 brought more fighting and bloodshed to syria. will 2013 be different? it will be after the short break. ♪ [ male announcer ] it started long ago. the joy of giving something everything you've got. it takes passion. and it's not letting up anytime soon. at unitedhealthcare insurance company, we understand that commitment. and always have. so does aarp, an organization serving the needs of americans 50 and over for generations. so it's no surprise millions have chosen an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help cover some
if the government can do this, what else can it not do? >> there are several outstanning suits channeling the law, meaning obama care will be a hot button issue in 2013. they are locked in a showdown over taxes and spending and the average family is caught in the middle. in washington, craig boswell, fox news. >> doug: neil abercrombie is minutes away to saying who will fill the seat by the passing of inoue. >>> 2012 brought more fighting and bloodshed to syria. will 2013...
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people want a strong action from -- from thent's government. until then, they are prepared to keep the heat on. >> a delay until tuesday. the constitution in egypt was supposed to be passed, but now, the electoral commission says they will be looking at allegations of irregularities in the voting process. we were sent this report from cairo. >> egypt, on the brink of a new era. for weeks now, this country has been gripped by political turmoil. there is a lot at stake. egyptians have been waiting on a new constitution, and an early tally says more than 60% voted yes, but the result is not official yet. the guests of voters cannot get a victory for morsi and his supporters, and they say it will help egypt get back on track. >> there was not any blood spilled. the egyptian should be happy that it was approved. >> but it is very controversial. in the run-up to the referendum, of violent clashes broke out at the presidential palace in cairo. critics fear the charter could give islamists too much power. some are worried they will not be protected, an
people want a strong action from -- from thent's government. until then, they are prepared to keep the heat on. >> a delay until tuesday. the constitution in egypt was supposed to be passed, but now, the electoral commission says they will be looking at allegations of irregularities in the voting process. we were sent this report from cairo. >> egypt, on the brink of a new era. for weeks now, this country has been gripped by political turmoil. there is a lot at stake. egyptians have...
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defense programs will start to kick in, forcing layoffs in the public sector and for some private sector government contractors. economists predict that if congress doesn't act, all those cuts and new taxes will push the economy back into a mild recession by mid 2013. the impact of some of these new cuts and taxes wouldn't be felt immediately on january 1. that's because the irs and other agencies didn't expect it to come to this. so it could be a few weeks before workers see more money being withheld in their paychecks. cbs news in hawaii. >>> former president george h.w. bush is in intensive care at a hospital in houston. a fever that kept mr. bush in the hospital over christmas has apparently gotten worse. doctors have him on a liquid- only diet. a bush family spokesperson says the 88-year-old was alert, joking with doctors, but had yet to respond to fever- reducing medication. a bronchitis cough initially sent him to the hospital in november. >>> a cash payout coming to millions of toyota drivers. >>> right away, i thought, a card from an angel. >> lost and found. a thrift store discovery that
defense programs will start to kick in, forcing layoffs in the public sector and for some private sector government contractors. economists predict that if congress doesn't act, all those cuts and new taxes will push the economy back into a mild recession by mid 2013. the impact of some of these new cuts and taxes wouldn't be felt immediately on january 1. that's because the irs and other agencies didn't expect it to come to this. so it could be a few weeks before workers see more money being...
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government scaring presidents because they have separate information and it's the same time they they've been battered they've lost the pentagon has taken over a lot of the old cia activities with and jaison joint special operations command it's become almost an equivalent to the cia invisible army. you ask about w w it was a nightmare for me and personally as a documentary we get to an untold history but mr bush jr was the ultimate everything that could go wrong could go wrong after two thousand it was him everything that happened to a two thousand and eleven was misinterpreted and rendered bigger and more hysterical but it's still he was part of a process that had seemed to have been accelerating anyway the process of militarizing the plan bush did it badly obama does it a lot better. so the movie that you made that you say i was too sympathetic to i was never sympathetic to i was empathetic the difference dramatist i am a damn it's in that case i'm not making a documentary i did. movie in which we walk in his shoes we we understand how this not a very deep thinking man who resembles h
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if you are going to use it for more government spending we don't want a part of it. senator mcconnell on the republican side seemed to get frustrated because he felt like the democrats were slow walking the th, 18 hours without a response. mcconnell made a call to a well known senator, joe biden to see if he could help. >> we're willing to work with whoever can help. no single issue remains an impossible sticking point. a sticking point appears to be a willingness and interest or frankly the courage to close the deal. >> reporter: as senate aide says it was designed to try to jumpstart the talks and consequences of getting a tax increase is a huge concern. >> gregg: what went awry in these talks? >> you heard senator thune. a fiscal cliff deal is a new way calculating inflation that would lower social security payments. democrats say they would do it as part of much bigger deal but it was off the table for the smaller deal they are working on. so democrats called it a poison pill. >> at some point, negotiating process, it appears there are things that stopped us from
if you are going to use it for more government spending we don't want a part of it. senator mcconnell on the republican side seemed to get frustrated because he felt like the democrats were slow walking the th, 18 hours without a response. mcconnell made a call to a well known senator, joe biden to see if he could help. >> we're willing to work with whoever can help. no single issue remains an impossible sticking point. a sticking point appears to be a willingness and interest or frankly...
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we live in an america where the federal government now is spending 25% of our gross domestic product. when you study the obama budget that would increase to 32%. that's where the problem has to i am emanate from. the spending side of our budget is 62% of what we spend money on. it's not just about defense or discretionary. >> is there any indication the president's deal, that he may come back with, will address spending? i haven't heard substantial spending cuts out of any deals on the left. >> absolutely you are not hearing that whatsoever. when i listen to senator chuck schumer say the president ran on raising taxes and says he won, we should do that, i have to tell you i'm not such and idiotic person to follow someone off into the abyss. this is a political gimmick the president ran on. he did win the election but when you look at the house, the republicans maintain their majority there and that's where revenue bills emanate from. >> we have to leave it there. always great to have you. >> happy new year. >> you too. amid all this fighting in washington, my next guest has a plan to
we live in an america where the federal government now is spending 25% of our gross domestic product. when you study the obama budget that would increase to 32%. that's where the problem has to i am emanate from. the spending side of our budget is 62% of what we spend money on. it's not just about defense or discretionary. >> is there any indication the president's deal, that he may come back with, will address spending? i haven't heard substantial spending cuts out of any deals on the...
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that's why we have government. fix it. a raise your rate cd. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. >>> as the holiday season comes to a close, the early numbers suggest that what started out strong is now ending in a whimper. mastercard spending cost unit estimates that sales rose 0.7% over the past two months compared to a year ago, which would be the weakest pace of annual growth since 2008, at the height of the financial crisis. earlier this morning, cnbc spoke with michael mcnamara from mastercard. >> beginning of december when we start to see sales come down, the confidence numbers also start to come down. it's something that the media coverage really has brought home and really clarified what the fiscal cliff means to personal finance. that debate really seems to be acting, it's almost creating a sense of gravity that's p
that's why we have government. fix it. a raise your rate cd. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. >>> as the holiday season comes to a close, the early numbers suggest that what started out strong is now ending in a whimper....
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government figures for november show the construction on new homes was up 21.6% from a year ago. in california, you may be surprised at who is buying. here's ben tracy. >> reporter: this is the busy time of year for you guys. >> absolutely. this is when all the grapes come ns. >> reporter: scott meadows runs salinas vineyards in california's napa valley. there's a good reason he put that american bald eagle on the , ttle. it seems kind of nationalistic. >> it does, doesn't it? that was a specific request from our owners in china. china overall is looking to bring parts of america to china. >> reporter: in 2010, this vineyard was up for sale. chinese investors bought it. now, 90% of the wine from here-- that's 9,000 cases-- is shipped to china. what does a chinese company want with a vineyard in napa valley? >> there's a big demand in china for luxury goods, for goods that are scarce, and for goods that are well made. rather than buying chinese-made products and sending our money over there, they're buying eir ican-made products and .ending their money back here. >> reporter: and
government figures for november show the construction on new homes was up 21.6% from a year ago. in california, you may be surprised at who is buying. here's ben tracy. >> reporter: this is the busy time of year for you guys. >> absolutely. this is when all the grapes come ns. >> reporter: scott meadows runs salinas vineyards in california's napa valley. there's a good reason he put that american bald eagle on the , ttle. it seems kind of nationalistic. >> it does,...
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bullets hit vehicles and a government building. police suspect two rival drug cartels. sri lanka. floodwaters killing at least 42 people after more than a week of heavy rains. officials say half the country's main reservoirs are overflowing. more than 17,000 people now in relief camps and first alert forecasters calling for another week of rain. boss knee a rescue divers in santa hats putting up their christmas tree at the bottom of an icy lake in a nature preserve. they want to bring attention to the need for conservation funding. the divers say they will remove the tree after the new year so they won't hurt the environment. germany. >> more than 22,000 fans singing christmas carols at a soccer stadium in berlin. officials turned off the lights and the people all held candles for 90 minutes, the length of a soccer match. the mass caroling began 9 years ago as a small season ending event. now it's grown into an annual holiday celebration. that's a wrap on this fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. are you hoping santa will bring you a new cell phone to replace your clunker? i h
bullets hit vehicles and a government building. police suspect two rival drug cartels. sri lanka. floodwaters killing at least 42 people after more than a week of heavy rains. officials say half the country's main reservoirs are overflowing. more than 17,000 people now in relief camps and first alert forecasters calling for another week of rain. boss knee a rescue divers in santa hats putting up their christmas tree at the bottom of an icy lake in a nature preserve. they want to bring attention...
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reagan increase the government, bush increase the government, clinton increased the government, obama increased the government. we have more -- host: what you think will happen in the house? caller: they need to not go on holiday. they need to take the measure. and when can at the american public participate in this process? we cannot. they give us one day to read the bill. there is no way that our people can participate in the process. we want to talk about increases in revenue. i understand that, but you have to have some kind of comeback and i do not been there needs to be some increase in spending. our defense spending is outrageous. our foreign aid to countries is outrageous. we prop up dictators. we are allies with al qaeda what we want to beat the soviet union, but then enemies with them when we want to be in afghanistan. it does have to do with entitlements, but also big government is working with big corporations prepare until the republicans want to get over the industrial military complex and democrats want to -- host: if you are interested in following along on this debate
reagan increase the government, bush increase the government, clinton increased the government, obama increased the government. we have more -- host: what you think will happen in the house? caller: they need to not go on holiday. they need to take the measure. and when can at the american public participate in this process? we cannot. they give us one day to read the bill. there is no way that our people can participate in the process. we want to talk about increases in revenue. i understand...
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we want something done through the government. and if nothing gets done you will see the market come down, or i should say if something small gets done that is not what we need. in a few months we revisit this once again. you also have the debt limit ceiling we're looking at the end of the year as well there is so much going on. if we kick this down the road we'll lose complete confidence in the government. they will sit on money, they will not spend and recession is inevitable. >> s&p has been up. all other markets have pretty much been up on the year. do you think people who are checking their 401(k)s and what not, the pension plans, they don't really appreciate perhaps the gravity of what is about to hit them? >> no, they don't. most people surprisingly when you ask them how well they have done with their 401(k), they think they have done terrible but when they open their statements at end of the year they will be pleasantly surprised. one of the thing people have they have been scared and on the sideline. people making money a
we want something done through the government. and if nothing gets done you will see the market come down, or i should say if something small gets done that is not what we need. in a few months we revisit this once again. you also have the debt limit ceiling we're looking at the end of the year as well there is so much going on. if we kick this down the road we'll lose complete confidence in the government. they will sit on money, they will not spend and recession is inevitable. >>...